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 November 18, 2010 in Russia hosts the International Day of quitting. At the initiative of the American Cancer Society, he is celebrated annually in the world, every third Thursday of November since 1977.
According to a global survey of the adult population Tobacco (GATS) in the Russian-smoking 43, 9 million. Adults, accounting for nearly 40% of the population (the official website of the Health Ministry of Russia). This is the highest prevalence of smoking in the countries in which the study was conducted (all 14 states).
Despite the fact that most smokers are aware of the harm they cause to their health, sometimes they are not able to cope with their addiction. This is due to the fact that smoking - it's not just a bad habit, and the outward manifestation of nicotine addiction - disease introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases. In fact, it is a form of addiction, especially since many people become regular smokers, smoking is physically dependent on nicotine, which is part of the tobacco is addictive, is overcome without special assistance very difficult.
The main culprit of diseases caused by smoking, contrary to popular opinion, is not the nicotine, and tobacco smoke. It contains about 4000 substances, many of which are deadly: carbon monoxide, damage the heart and blood vessels, the first group of carcinogens and many others (the official website of the company "" Johnson & Johnson "). That is why the list of priority measures for combating smoking, on the recommendation of WHO included nicotine replacement therapy.
The method of nicotine replacement therapy has been developed over 40 years ago in Sweden on the basis of numerous scientific studies. It is based on the idea of the need to maintain the strength of human will in the process of quitting smoking by easing withdrawal symptoms such as headache, irritability, increased appetite, and others. While nicotine replacement therapy use of drugs in the human body receives the minimum necessary dose of pure pharmaceutical nicotine (smaller than a cigarette), but sufficient to remove the nicotine "break", to prevent the occurrence of unpleasant symptoms and get rid of nicotine addiction.
Nicotine replacement products are available today in various forms. The most common among them is chewing gum and patches. Recently gaining popularity because they are invisible and easy to use. In particular, the Nicorette patch, designed for 16-hour action, helps to cope with cravings throughout the day, and gives the body a break from nicotine during the night. It fully meets the needs of smokers, since 90% of them do not wake up at night to smoke.
International Day of quitting - this is the perfect time to leave a cigarette along with millions of adherents around the world. A strong desire to get rid of addictions - the key to victory over the psychological attachment to smoking and to cope with the physical dependence on nicotine to help achievements of modern medicine.
Author: Julia Gnedina
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